by CraftyPaws | Mar 27, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Shabby Chic, Vintage
I had a beautiful old piece of 12″ x 12″ designer paper (sorry, I have no idea where it is from) that had sparkly embossed vintage images of birds in a bird cage and butterflies. The paper was so special that I thought that if I just fussy cut, matted and...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
As many of you know, I have been working crazy hours the last few months, and my crafting time has greatly suffered. For my birthday (which is this Sunday), I am hoping to finally take some “me time” and organize my craft room a bit and spend some much...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 21, 2016 | Altered Items, Cutsie, Shabby Chic
I love the itty bitty size of baby food jars. I keep a ridiculous stash of them because I make my dogs treats with baby food and wheat germ (Click HERE for the recipe). So I decided to make some Easter or spring home decor tea light holders some of them today. For...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 17, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple, Cutsie
Before I put away the adorable The Greeting Farm “Wild Child” and Mama Elephant’s “Pandamonium” stamps sets, I decided to make one more card. I did some all-over stamping with Simon Says Stamp Cobblestone Premium Dye Ink of the pandas. I...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 15, 2016 | Cards and ATCs
When you’re short on time, there is nothing like getting your craft-on to create some fun and fast ATCs (Artist Trading Cards). I have a friend who is crazy about Halloween so I decided to make this little series for her. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Dusty...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have had some questions about the various crafting scissors that I use and have shown on my videos so I thought I would do a quick post of my favorites and why I use different scissors for different applications. Really at the core, you don’t want to use...
by CraftyPaws | Mar 10, 2016 | Cards and ATCs, Clean and Simple
I am so excited that I got to ink up my new-to-me The Greeting Farm “Wild Child” stamp set as well as the Mama Elephant “Pandamonium” stamp set that has been untouched in my stash for over six months (so many cute stamps, so little time —...